On March 30, 1925, the Victoria Cougars of the Western Canada Hockey League defeated the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens 6-1 to clinch their best-of-five series, becoming the last non-NHL team to raise Lord Stanley's cup.

The Athletic Hockey Show discuss which of the bottom ten teams from last season are most likely to lift a Stanley Cup in the next decade.

Here are two reasons the Capitals will win the Stanley Cup in 2025 after they became the first team to punch a postseason ticket.

The Dallas Stars have been one of the NHL’s strongest teams for most of the 2024-25 season, and are the newest team to clinch a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. With a 5-1 win over the Seattle Kraken and a key loss from the Calgary Flames,

The Jets are looking to avoid a similar fate in 2025. Winnipeg may be at the end of the rope with this current core. Ehlers and Neal Pionk are hitting NHL Free Agency this summer. This is certainly the time for the Jets to make a run. In saying this, there is one flaw the team needs to address if they want to have any postseason success this year.

Mikko Rantanen had a goal and two assists, while Jason Robertson added one of each on Saturday as the Dallas Stars clinched a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a 5-1 win over the host Seattle Kraken.